Miner surprised at fly-in, fly-out interest

A company which hopes to mine gold south-east of Geraldton says it has had a huge amount of interest from people in Albany wanting to be fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) workers on the mine.

Mount Magnet South recently advertised in an Albany newspaper, seeking expressions of interest for FIFO workers to staff its Kirkalocka Gold Project, 70 kilometres south of Mt Magnet.

The advertisement was part of the company's ongoing feasibility study.

The company's managing director, Matt Shackleton, says hundreds of people have flagged their interest.

"To say that we're surprised at the number of respondents would be an understatement but in addition to the number of people who responded, we have also been very surprised at the level of skill and experience of the respondents," he said.